Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3968, Henry Gehret, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Gehret, Henry or Garet,
R. 3968
Elizabeth
CONTENTS

Henry Schutt and Elizabeth Geyer, were married on the 12 th day of September 1780.
I do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true Copy  Copy from the Records of the German Reformed Church of Reading.
Reading July 8 th 1837.
Wm Pauli Pastor
Berks County ss: I. Alexander H. Witman Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County do certify that William Pauli the subscriber above named is now the regularly ordained and officiating Pastor of the German Reformed Congregation at Reading Berks
County. —
In testimony whereof I, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 18 th day of July A.D. 1837.
A. H. Witman Proth.

State of Ohio Fairfield County 3 d ss.
Revolutionary Pension claim. Heirs of Elizabeth Gehrett deceased
On this first day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and Fifty five, personally appeared, in open court, before the Probate Judge of the County of Fairfield and State of Ohio, Henry Gehrett in behalf of himself, Peter Gehrett, Jacob Gehrett, Elizabeth Shadel (all of the County and State aforesaid, and Catharine Heaffly of Berks County and State of Pennsylvania. aged about fifty-five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of an act of Congress passed July 4 th A.D. 1836 and the explanatory act passed March 3 d A.D. 1837.
That said applicant Henry Gehrett, Peter Gehrett, Jacob Gehrett, Elizabeth Shadel and Catharine Heaffly (as aforesaid) are the only surviving children of Elizabeth Gehrett deceased, who was the only wife of Henry Gehrett deceased, late of Berks County, in the State of Pennsylvania.
That the said Elizabeth Gehrett deceased, was married to the said Henry Gehrett deceased in Berks County and State of Pennsylvania aforesaid on or about Seventy Seven Years ago as he verily believes; that her maiden name was Elizabeth Giger, that the said Henry Gehrett deceased, was a Soldier in the Continental line of Pennsylvania from the County of Berks.
Relying wholly upon the Records in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the Revolutionary Muster rolls of Pennsylvania, for further and more definite proof of service,
That the said Henry Gehrett deceased, Soldier as aforesaid was born on or about the fourteenth of A.D. 1758 in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, where he resided

Until his death on the middle day of May A.D. 1813, and that the said Elizabeth Gehrert died on the sixth day of April A.D. 1841, at the age of Eighty four years, four months and twenty five days; and that she was the first wife of the said Henry Gehrert deceased, and that she remained his widow until her death, and that applicants were born during Covirtue.
That the said Elizabeth Gehrert deceased never drew a pension as the widow of Henry Gehrert dec d , on account of whose services the claim is herein presented, and that all claim to pension for said service of every description whatsoever except the present is hereby relinquished.
Simon Gehrert
Sworn to and subscribed, before me on this 1st day of August A.D. 1855 on the day and year above written.
Virgil S. Shaw Probate Judge of Fairfield County, Ohio.
State of Ohio, Fairfield County ss.
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace, this twenty first day of June A.D. 1855.
Daniel Moyer aged eighty one 2 11 months years, and George Moyer aged eighty years, residents of the County of Fairfield, in the state of Ohio, after being duly sworn according to law, have answered and subscribed the following interrogatories, to wit:
Question 1 st Were you acquainted with Henry Gehrert, now deceased a reputed Soldier of the Revolutionary war? And with Elizabeth Gehrert his wife?
Answer 1 st We knew them both - we knew Henry Gehrert from about the year 1783 to 1798 in Berks co. Pa. intimately, and some five or six years earlier but not so well.
Question 2 d When, and to whom, was he married?
And who are his surviving children?
Answer 2 d Henry Gehrert was married to Elizabeth Geiger about the year A.D. 1783 (recollected by Daniel Moyer). Peter Gehrert, Henry Gehrert, Jacob Gehrert, Elizabeth Skudel of Ohio, and Catherine Haffley of Pa. are their children.

Question 3 rd When did said Henry Gehrett die, and what was his age? When did Elizabeth Gehrett his widow die, and what was her age? and were either of them married more than once -
Answer 3 rd Henry Gehrett died in the year AD 1813 He was some years older than either of us. Neither were married more than once.
Question 4 th Are Henry Gehrett, Peter Gehrett, Jacob Gehrett, Elizabeth Shadel and Catharine Heaffly the children of said Elizabeth Gehrett deceased.
Answer 4 th The above named children were all born during the marriage of Henry & Elizabeth Gehrett.
Question 5 th What traditional evidences have you of the services of Henry Gehrett deceased, in the continental line.
Answer 5 th When we were boys together in Berks County Pennsylvania, Henry Gehrett aforesaid was called Continental Henry, that his common name was Continental Henry - that he was better known by that name than any other, from the fact that he was known to have been in the continental service as a Maggyone - from the understanding of George Moyer.
Question 6 When were you married? Was Henry Gehrett married at that time? Answered by Daniel Moyer.
I was married in 1897.
Henry Gehrett was married before I was, but by how many years I cannot say.
Attest Sarah Young Vice Pres
W. Merg Daniel Moyer
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.
Samuel Barr S.P.

And the said Court, do hereby declare their opinion, after an investigation of the matter, and examining the foregoing Affidavits, that the said Henry Schutt deceased, and the said Elizabeth Schutt deceased, were the identical persons represented in the foregoing Declaration; and that the said Henry Schutt who has subscribed his name thereto, is a son of the said Henry and Elizabeth Schutt deceased. And that he is a credible person, and that the parties represented are his surviving brothers and sisters.
And the Court further certify, that the said affidavits, (Daniel Moyer and George W Moyer, reside as stated) and that they are credible persons, and that they are personally known to the Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 1st day of August A.D. 1855
Virgil E. Shaw Probate Judge Fair Co. Ohio
I, Virgil E. Shaw Probate Judge of the of the Probate Court of Fairfield County Ohio. Do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Probate Court in the matter of the application of Henry Schutt and others the removal of a pension due from the United States in right of the said Elizabeth Schutt.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office at Lancaster this 1st day of August A.D. 1855.
Virgil E. Shaw Probate Judge.

The State of Ohio, Fairfield County, ss.
I, JOHN RADEBAUGH, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County and State aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that, Samuel Barr G before whom the foregoing  within  Affidavit was taken, was, at the time an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn according to law; AND FURTHER, that the signature attached to said instrument, and purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and attached my official seal, at Lancaster, this
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day of
August
A. D. 1855
J. Radebaugh
CLERK.

State of Pennsylvania Berks County } ss:
On this first day of March A.D. 1837, Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Berks, Elizabeth Gehrel a resident of Maidencreek township in the County of Berks aforesaid aged Eighty years , who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 3, 1836. That she is the widow of Henry Gehrel (whose name was sometimes wrote "Gareh") and who was a private Soldier in the Regular service of the Army of the Revolution, she don't now recollect the exact time when he entered the service of the United States, but that he served in all about sixteen months , about ten months of which time he served previous to their marriage and five or six months after Marriage, which took place on the 12 th September A.D. 1780. That at the time of enlistment, the said Henry Gehrel lived in Albion township Berks County & State of Pennsylvania. After his enlistment, he started with other Soldiers from Reading in said Berks County, and, as was then reported, marched to Newtown in Bucks County State aforesaid thence to Corrells ferry and into the State of Jersey and after being absent for five or six months returned to Reading where, she thinks, he was honorably discharged. She knows no officers names of the Company to whom her husband belonged, but thinks that one Peter Huber , belonged to the same Company. She further declares that she was married

(as above stated) to the said Henry Gehret on the twelfth day of September A.D. one thousand seven hundred and eighty; that her Husband died in Ruscombmanor Township Berks County aforesaid on the thirteenth day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, while on a furlough from his officer in the Regular Army of the late war with Great Britain, into which he was then again enlisted. That she has remained a widow ever since that Period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Elizabeth her X Gehret
Sworn and subscribed, on the day & year above written before me
Matthias V. Richards a Judge of Berks County.
And I do hereby certify that the said Elizabeth Gehret is unable, in consequence of bodily infirmities, to attend the Court.
Witness my hand and Seal, this first day of March, A.D. 1837.
Matthias V. Richards a Judge of Berks County Pennsylv a .
Berks County ss.
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Christina Gehret of Hesse Township, a widow aged about seventy eight years of who being duly affirmed according to law, did depose and say that she was well acquainted with Henry Gehret, and Elizabeth his wife, that she was not present at the marriage, but is well acquainted with the fact, that he enlisted as a private soldier in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War, that he had been for sometime in the service, returned home and was intermarried with Elizabeth the present widow, that he then left home again, and served in the war as a soldier, that

thefaid Henry Gehret also served as a private soldier in the War of 1812 — having lived in the same neighbourhood with the said Henry Gehret and wife from Youth up. and the facts retailed by her here have been brought to her knowledge from the general reputation of the occurrences. — that she is known to the fact that Elizabeth Gehret, has not been married again since the decease of Henry Gehret, and that she is now his widow. —
Christina her Gehret mark
Affirmed and subscribed this first day of March A.D. 1837 before me — and I do certify that the said Christina Gehret is a credible Witness on whose testimony reliance may be placed.
Matthew V. Richards a Judge of Berks County.
Berks County p.
On the first day of March A.D. 1837. Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County Christian Martin aged eighty four years of age who being duly affirmed according to law, did depose and say that he became acquainted with Henry Gehret and Elizabeth his wife in Eighteen hundred and six, and knows that they lived together as man and wife and were so reputed in the neighbourhood. — knows that he subsequently enlisted as a Soldier in the service of the United States, that he was from home for sometime and that he returned home, and shortly after died — that this Deponent has continued to reside in the neighbourhood since the decease of the said Henry Gehret, and can say with certainty that the said Elizabeth Gehret has since then been, and now is the widow of the said Henry Gehret. — This Deponent has frequently heard it from other persons, that Henry Gehret did services in the Revolutionary War, as well also in the War of 1812. with Great Britain. — affirmed and subscribed before me Matthew V. Richards
Christian Martin

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Elizabeth Gehret Pennsylvania
I do certify that the within named Christian Martin is a credible Witness on whose testimony reliance may be placed. March 1. 1837.
Matthew S. Richards a Judge of Berks County
I do hereby certify, that Henry Gehret and Elizabeth Gehret were joined together in matrimony on the 12 th day of September AD 1780 by William Boas then stated Pastor of the German Reformed Church of Reading.
March 28 th 1837.
W. Paul present Pastor of aforesaid Church.
the service of the United States, and understood from others that he was brought home sick as a Soldier, and shortly after his return home died. — that he was not present at the intermarriage of Henry Gehret and wife, but knows that they lived together as man & wife and were reputed as such, that this Deponent always understood that they were married during the Revolutionary war. — that he died in the year AD 1813. and that the said Elizabeth Gehret, has since then remained the widow of the said Henry Gehret deceased. — March 1. 1837.
Sworn and subscribed this first day of March AD 1837 before me and I do certify that the said Jacob Gehret is a credible Witness on whose testimony reliance may be placed.
Jacob Gehret
Matthew S. Richards a Judge of Berks Co.
Berks County ss:
We Witness, Notary of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County in the State of Pennsylvania. Do certify that Matthew S. Richards Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits have been made, is now an Associate Judge of said Court, duly Commissioned agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and I do further certify that the signatures of the said Matthew S. Richards Esq., wherever they occur on this sheet, are in the proper hand writing of the said Judge Richards. — In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this second day of March AD 1837. Alexander H. Wetman Notary

Berks County ss.
Personally came before me the subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Jacob Gehret who being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say that he was well acquainted with Henry Gehret, and wife, that he is well known to the fact that Henry Gehret served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. That he performed Duty for some time as a Teamster; That he served as a Soldier in the War of 1812. in the service of the United States, and understood from others that he was brought home sick as a Soldier, and shortly after his return home died. — that he was not present at the intermarriage of Henry Gehret and wife, but knows that they lived together as Man & Wife and were reputed as such, that this Deponent always understood that they were married during the Revolutionary war. — that he died in the year A.D. 1813. and that the said Elizabeth Gehret, has since then remained the Widow of the said Henry Gehret deceased. — March 1. 1837.
Jacob Spangler
Sworn and subscribed this first day of March A.D. 1837 before me and I do certify that the said Jacob Gehret is a credible witness on whose testimony reliance may be placed
Matthias S. Richard a Judge of Berks Co.
Berks County ss.
The Witness, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County in the State of Pennsylvania. Do certify that Matthias S. Richard Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavits have been made, is now an Associate Judge of said Court, duly Commissioned, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and I do further certify that the signatures of the said Matthias S. Richard Esq., whenever they occur on this sheet, are in the proper hand writing of the said Judge Richard — In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court the second day of March A.D. 1837. Alexander H. Witman Notary

am
3968
P. O. Elizabeth Gehret
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

1882
Elizabeth Gilbert Wife of Henry
Washington 10 June 1882 Same 16 Aug 1882 Washington 29 July 1882 (Bats 29 July 1882) Bull Run 30 Oct 1882 Same 22 1882 Same Oct 1882 Same Oct 1882
3968
July 4 1885

Elizabeth G. Ghorst Pennsylvania
Suspended
See letter 10 June 1837 W. Schoener
do. 16 Augt 1837
let 29 Jan'y 1839
H. M. G. H. Hein
Esq. B. C. Feb'y 15 1833
W. H. Linn 31 Oct. 1834.
Same c/w 22 1832,
Act 4 July 1836.

Gallipolis Ohio
Aug. 7 th 1855
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir.
Enclosed please find an Application, by the surviving Children and Heirs of Henry and Elizabeth Schutt, under the acts of 1836 & 47
The Declaration as you will observe was made before the Probate Court of Fairfield Co. Ohio: The evidence upon which it was heard, you will perceive, was taken before a Justice of the Peace in the shape of an Affidavits, in consequence of the age and feebleness of the Witnesses who could not attend the Court as they live some distance from Lancaster and are each over eighty years of age and one (George) nearly blind.
You will find a Certificate from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Fairfield Co. showing the official character of the Justice of the Peace.
You will notice by the declaration, that Mr Schutt served in several capacities in the Revolutionary War as Gaimster part of the time his sons think; but they cannot tell neither can they tell any thing about the officers he served under; the evidence of his service is with the Department and if we can identify those Applicants as the proper persons who are entitled to receive under the application as the

Children of the Henry Schrett found on your books & rolls, and that Elizabeth for whose survivorship we claim as the Widow of the Henry Schrett is found to be the true and only wife of the said Henry and the Mother of our Applicants, then will we have brought this claim within the provisions of the law.
In examining the case you will likely find another Henry Schrett who served in the war of 1812 as did the applicants Father also, but whose Widow's name was not Elizabeth. This fact will account for the reason that Applicants Father was called "Revolutionary Henry" as testified by the Witnesses.
Please report to me as early as possible
Yours Respectfully
W. W. Siron

Callipolis Ohio
Oct 23 d 1854
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
In reply to yours of Sept 21 st relative to the claim of for the services of Henry Gehratt, who served in the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolution.
I am informed that his Widow Elizabeth Gehratt who survived him till 1841. Made an application for a pension under the act of the 4 th July 1836, from the County of Berks, State of Pennsylvania; perhaps, if refers to that application you may be able to report to me the state of the case so far as the Revolutionary service is concerned.
They say it was suspended for some cause.
Can the heirs present that application or will it be necessary to make a new application or merely a supplemental declaration?
I will furnish in a few days the

required statements in order to have a Report on the second branch of their claim viz for his service in the war of 1812
Respectfully J. W. Simon

The power of atty mentioned below was referred to Mr Gordon Sept 21 st 1854 Adams
Gallipolis Ohio
Nov 16 th 1854
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
In answer to yours of the 31 st ultimo, requiring a Power of Attorney to be filed in the with the application of enquiry for an examination of the "Claim of Elizabeth Gehratt of Pennsylvania," The Power was filed in the office of the 3 d Auditor of the Treasury, who transferred the papers in the case to your department, as I am informed by him of date 20 th of Sept. 1854.
And by date 21 st of Sept 1854 you request that the name of an officer be furnished - I am informed that Col- J. Bowyer or Col- G. Pearce were names mentioned by said "Henry Gehratt" Whose service as an enlisted soldier from Pa. I wish to ascertain.
You will very much oblige the

Parties interested if you will cause search to be made in the other two Reg'ts of Inf'y recruited in Pa. War 1812 if not found in those mentioned (5 th & 16 th )
Yours Respectfully V. W. Hiron

Gallipolis Ohio
Nov 7 th 1854
Hon. L P Waldo Com. of Pen -
Sir
Per letter of the 31 st ulto you require a Power of Attorney to be filed before reporting the the concession of the claim of Elizabeth Schutt of Pa.
I sent a Power of Attorney to the Third Auditor of the Treasury sometime during the first part of June last; I supposed the Power of Attorney had been transferred to your office at the time the letter of inquiry was sent to you.
I will request the Power of Att'y to be filed in your office
I presume you will not require an other although the power alluded to, is not such as you would consider very pertinent, yet it shows the intention of the parties.
Yours &c
J. W. Foster

Washington City
July 8 - 1853
Sir
In case please find so much of a letter as relates to business with the Pension office. If you will give me the information desired by Mr. Gannett I will be much obliged.
Very Respectfully Ebenezer D. Bass
James B. Heath Esq. Comm. Pensions

Gallipolis Ohio
Sept. 24 th 1855
Genl-g Pen -
(Dear Sir.
According to your suggestion, I have made a Report of the Auditor General of Pennsylvania respecting Henry Schreft's service - according to the Report made to the Hon. E. D. Olds you report that his Name cannot be found. From enquiries made since your last letter to me, I am induced to ask you to examine the 6 th Reg't of Inf'ty where I think his Name will be found.
Respectfully T. M. Sivon

Reading (Pa) July 27 th 1837.
Sir,
Since the receipt of your favour of the 10 th June I have made inquiry into the case of Mrs Elizabeth Gehret and am now satisfied that no proof can be furnished to show the names of the officers under whom her husband served in the Revolutionary war; so that her application must fail in case that should be an indispensable condition. But in order to do all I can for the poor old lady, I have enclosed another paper showing the marriage with Henry Gehret; the entry is in the German language and the enclosed is a true translation. If this should be insufficient, I would then take the liberty to beg one more favour from you, and that is: to relieve the mind of the old woman from a worrying suspense, by informing her, through me, that in plain terms, that she has failed in her application.
Very respectfully
Your Humb. Servt.
Wm Schoenez
Dept of War Washington
PS. In case further proof to establish the good character of the applicant should be of any further use in her case, we are ready to furnish her whole neighbourhood in her favour.

Dear Sir,
I respectfully present the enclosed to your determination as to its sufficiency to procure a place for the destitute Petitioners name on the Revolutionary Pension Roll, hoping that, in case it should have any fatal defects, that you will have the goodness to print them out, to
Your most humble obedient Servt
Secretary of War, Washington
Wm Schoener Reading Pa.